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Native Californian

Native Californian noun: an indigenous person of California; a member of one of the indigenous tribes historically associated with California.

Noun

Native Californian (plural Native Californians)

  1. An indigenous person of California; a member of one of the indigenous tribes historically associated with California.
    • Our soil and climate are peculiarly adapted to the culture of what has contributed so much to the comfort and welfare of the Native Californian.1894, Cephas Little Bard, "A Contribution to the history of medicine in Southern California," (speech delivered August 8, 1894)
    • The effete finger-twisting techniques of modern survival books and classes are tedious and slow and assume that we are all too citified to learn what every Native Californian knew well: the hand rolling of cordage on the thigh.2005, Paul Campbell, Survival Skills of Native California, publ. Gibbs Smith, →ISBN, page 47

Adjective

Native Californian (comparative more Native Californian, superlative most Native Californian)

  1. Of or relating to the Native Californians.
    • I have devoted so much space to emphasizing religious and social behavior because Native Californian civilization must be viewed as a 15000-year effort to perfect the inter-human and human-creation relationships.1931, Lawrence E. Metcalf, Values Education, National Council for the Social Studies, pg. 215
    • It is not clear whether Native Californian women who established joint residences with Native Alaskan, Creole, or Russian men were drafted into mandatory service for the Company.2006, Kent G. Lightfoot, Indians, Missionaries, and Merchants: The Legacy of Colonial Encounters on the California Frontiers, University of California Press, →ISBN, page 137

Forms of Native Californian

Noun
pluralNative Californians
Adjective
comparativemore Native Californian
superlativemost Native Californian

Questions about Native Californian

What does Native Californian mean?
Native Californian means an indigenous person of California; a member of one of the indigenous tribes historically associated with California.
What part of speech is Native Californian?
Native Californian can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Native Californian?
The plural of Native Californian is Native Californians.

Words near Native Californian in the dictionary

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  6. Native Californian
  7. Native Californians
  8. Native Canadian
  9. Native Canadians
  10. native cat
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